Kyyle23 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/12/mike...als-in-mix.html Interesting if he could stay healthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 He seems like your typical grindy Cardinals FA signing who will end up awesome for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Does that close the door on Buehrle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 09:13 AM) http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/12/mike...als-in-mix.html Interesting if he could stay healthy Cardinals rotation remains strong with this move. 1) Adam Wainwright 2) Carlos Martinez 3) Michael Wacha 4) Mike Leake 5) Jaime Garcia With Wainwight missing almost all of last season, they have added 1 elite starter and another dependable starting pitcher. Their offense still leaves a to be desired, but that was probably the case with Heyward as well. I'm sure they aren't done adding to the offense. As optimistic as Cub fans should be (and they do look very good on paper), this is still a top heavy division that may take 95 wins+ to win. St. Louis is formidable with that rotation alone and the Pirates are still around as well. This will be a fun division next season again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 You have to wonder how Wainwright he will be, but that's a great rotation. Good signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 09:46 AM) You have to wonder how Wainwright he will be, but that's a great rotation. Good signing. Agree. I'd much rather have Leake at around 5/75 (what's been reported so far) than Samardzija at 5/90 and giving up a draft pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 QUOTE (spiderman @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 10:20 AM) Cardinals rotation remains strong with this move. 1) Adam Wainwright 2) Carlos Martinez 3) Michael Wacha 4) Mike Leake 5) Jaime Garcia With Wainwight missing almost all of last season, they have added 1 elite starter and another dependable starting pitcher. Their offense still leaves a to be desired, but that was probably the case with Heyward as well. I'm sure they aren't done adding to the offense. As optimistic as Cub fans should be (and they do look very good on paper), this is still a top heavy division that may take 95 wins+ to win. St. Louis is formidable with that rotation alone and the Pirates are still around as well. This will be a fun division next season again. There's a real decent chance the Pirates take a step back next season and look towards 2017 when Bell and a couple of their pitchers arrive, so that could leave it more of a 2 team race. The Pirates are just sorta "plugging holes" right now and I guess that could work, but you can see them looking to be absolutely loaded for 2017-2018 after bringing up those 3 in the 2nd half of this year. The Q for them right now is whether they'll move to trade Melancon this offseason. IMO there's a good chance they will, but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 years, 80 million according to Rosenthal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Wonder if this allows them to trade Gonzales, Adams and more for Cargo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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